So tired of straight men...

and their completely insecure attitudes. I don't know why you people worship them so much.

My two best friends' and sister's husbands are pretty cool, but most others are insecure little babies.

I live in a liberal hippie west coast city, and am pretty outgoing. I don't limit myself to gay bars and enjoy a variety of activities. I love hanging out with straight girls and gays/lesbians. I'm not even effeminate or stereotype and can talk about sports and cars...

But straight guys--even the ones who are progressive and pro-gay on paper--always seem to be just a little creeped out. They seem very uncomfortable at the occasional drag show, if we're at a bar and I'm peeing at the urinal, they will always come in and use the stall as if I'm going to grope them then and there, and if their girlfriends get up to go to the bathroom or whatever and they're left alone with me, they look extremely uneasy.

I'm friends with a lot of girls at work and have met the office straight guys' girlfriends at parties. The straight girls from work AND EVEN THE GIRLFRIENDS OF THE GUYS (whom I don't even know very well) all friend request me on Facebook. The straight guys never ever do. One did, but when I posted a prop 8 message one day he unfriended me. I'm also always seeing photos of parties thrown by these guys and there are all these coworkers there. I'm never invited.

I will go ahead and get the snarky replies under control. I'm not uber effeminate (but I'm not going to pretend to be uber butch either), I am partnered and do NOT ogle the straight guys (most of them are not that attractive anyway), and I'm not gross or annoying or anything like that. People at work generally like me and everyone BUT the straight guys are very friendly with me.

Why are they so damn insecure? Are that many of them so terrified that befriending a gay man will make them look gay? It's so stupid.

by Anonymous

reply 130

05/10/2014

Well, it wasn't too long ago that Boys Beware ads aired on TV depicting gay men as the equivalent of serial killers. Boys Beware (1961): Anti-homosexual film targeted at teenage boys, urging them to avoid encounters with potential molesters. Ridiculously insane. "A sickness that was not visible like smallpox...but no less dangerous and contagious...a sickness of the mind. You see, Ralph was a homosexual...a person who demands an intimate relationship with members of their own sex"

by Anonymous

reply 1

06/24/2010

Op, most straight males are: insecure, vindictive, catty, miserable bitter assholes. Just always look at them from that view point and you'll never be surprised or disappointed...or trust them as far as you can throw them.

by Anonymous

reply 2

06/24/2010

I understand what you are saying about their insecurities regarding sexuality, but if you think about it, insecurities are a billion dollar a year industry. From plastic surgery trying to change how people feel about themselves, to politicians playing on homophobia in order to bankroll campaigns, everybody has insecurities.

Knowing that, perhaps you can use these opportunities that you describe in order to help educate these people. Otherwise, figure out how to use it to your advantage, that's what people do to all other insecurities out there.

by Anonymous

reply 3

06/24/2010

My dad, who was born in 1931, said that when he was around 8-years old, he was almost kidnapped by a homosexual man. If not for his quick thinking, he would probably be dead.

I asked how he knew this guy was a homosexual, and he said he wasn't sure, but he just knew...that everyone knew "they" were out there.

Of course this was long before I came out.

by Anonymous

reply 4

06/24/2010

Why waste your time focusing on the behavior of losers? You're spending too much energy on them, OP. Facebook friends, boyfriends of colleagues, urinal strangers - why do you care?

by Anonymous

reply 5

06/24/2010

Whenever I'm using the restroom at work, as soon as another employee (most of them) enters and sees me at the urinal, he either does a quick stop at the sink to wash his hands and leaves or uses the stall to urinate. I'm just a quiet guy who does his job, not preachy or political by any means. I smile to myself when it happens...these macho straight guys are intimidated by my presence.

by Anonymous

reply 7

06/24/2010

R6 lives in Fantasy Land.

Come back to reality, dear. On second thought, never mind. Stay in your cocoon like little dream world.

by Anonymous

reply 8

06/24/2010

They know we have MUCH bigger dicks and far more gratifying sex lives.

by Anonymous

reply 9

06/24/2010

R6 wants to believe that so badly, that he's convinced himself it's true. I'm amazed at people who can totally obliterate reality and create a fantasy world all their own.

by Anonymous

reply 10

06/24/2010

I find it hilarious that so many straight men say that they don't have any problems with gay men so long as the gay men don't hit on them. LMAO. Don't flatter yourselves, bitches.

by Anonymous

reply 11

06/24/2010

I don't mean to derail the thread, and completely understand why people don't shower in public anymore. But the stall peeing phenomenon always makes me laugh. Most urinals even have dividers now, and these insecure fucks will STILL WAIT IN LINE to pee in the stall.

In Jr. High and High School the stall pee-ers were ridiculed as being girly sissyboys. Now those same guys are pee shy all of a sudden?

by Anonymous

reply 12

06/24/2010

I think a lot of straight men are discomfited by male homosexuality because it is an assault on male privilege, the bedrock on which our cultural concept of masculinity is defined. That being said, I know plenty of really decent and cool straight guys.

by Anonymous

reply 13

06/24/2010

OP here. EXACTLY R11. I meant to put that in my original post but wanted to be nice. My boyfriend is way hotter than these paunchy balding 30 and 40 somethings I work with. And yet I'm sure they sit around fretting that if they hang out with me I will try to rape them. I don't think so, cupcake.

by Anonymous

reply 14

06/24/2010

R6, you must live in a very liberal, tolerant place, because if what you're saying is true, then why the hell do so many gay men remain closeted. Why are we still dealing with things like Prop 8?

I was listening to Talk to the Nation about gay students and this one gay guy emailed that he's from some state in the mid west, I think, and that he has NEVER EVER experienced the slightest bit of homophobia. That he's been out since birth, had a bf since he could walk, went to his prom, etc...etc. And there is just no way. He must be living in his own bubble.

by Anonymous

reply 15

06/24/2010

OP, why do you can straight men "men," and women girls? Can't you say the W word?

by Anonymous

reply 16

06/24/2010

r6 is probably in his 20s and is probably right about his friends.

by Anonymous

reply 17

06/24/2010

R11, I heard my uber-macho cousin say that at a wedding. A few of my gay friends were in attendance and I heard him say, "I got no problem with 'em, as long as they keep their distance ...but if even one of them tries to hit on me, I'm going to knock 'em out."

He didn't know I was behind him when he was telling my, oh so loyal brother, who just laughed.

by Anonymous

reply 18

06/24/2010

The kind of straight men you describe are probably insecure about their sexuality. They're afraid you'll hit on them. If they were confident in their sexuality, they wouldn't care even if you did. I mean, I'm a lesbian and if a straight guy hit on me, I'd just say no thanks and probably be mildly flattered. It wouldn't matter to me. For what it's worth, the dynamic you describe often occurs between straight women and lesbians. Straight women love their gay male friends but can get uncomfortable around dykes. They're afraid we'll hit on them. But as R11 said: LMAO.

by Anonymous

reply 19

06/24/2010

No question there are straight men who are uncomfortable around gay men but OP I think it might be worth looking at the possiblity you could be projecting your anxiety about being alone with straight guys onto them. Many gay men have a history of being rejected by and tortured by straight boys/men and it is only natural out of self protectiveness to project those experiences onto any guy with the label "straight" To the extent that uncomfortability is really there, it could be coming from other sources than homophobic ones. Benefit of the doubt here can go a long way to breaking the ice

by Anonymous

reply 20

06/24/2010

R11 is so on target. What I don't get is this: Straight men don't automatically assume that every straight woman is going to be turned on by them, so why are they convinced that we're all going to want their pasty, pimpled, fat asses?

by Anonymous

reply 24

06/24/2010

Yes they do R24. Straight men don't befriend women unless they have motive---usually sex. That's why they are suspect of gay men who want to befriend THEM. They just assume you want sex, because that's all they want from the group of people they are sexually attracted to. Makes perfect sense to me. Sincerely, Str8 female with no (real) str8 male friends

by Anonymous

reply 26

06/24/2010

But you realize that by denigrating other gay men as human beings, inferring that straight women are entitled fair weather friends, and apotheosizing straight men as the gold standard by which to measure human behavior, you are behaving exactly like the self-loathing posters you claim to despise, right? Yeesh.

by Anonymous

reply 27

06/24/2010

"A lot of gay men are incredibly brutal to each other."

One gym queen snubbing another, or barflies dissing each other is brutality? My, you are an extremely delicate, hot house flower, aren't you.

"What is gym culture but a festival of brutality?"

Again, what's with the histrionic use of the word brutality. Football and hockey are brutal. Ultimate fighting and boxing are brutal. Working out at the gym? Not so brutal.

"Straight men who are enlightened have learned from women that they cannot treat women like big pieces of meat."

And there are relatively few of those type of men around. In fact, far too many women like a "take charge" guy who isn't afraid to use violence to get what he wants. You've obviously never been to the Jersey shore, or watched the TV show of the same name.

"Lots of gay men feel no need to learn how to treat each other with respect."

And you need to quit drawing broad, wide spread conclusions about gay life from your apparently extremely limited experience with gay life. Gay life does not solely revolve around bars and gyms.

by Anonymous

reply 28

06/24/2010

[quote]Op, most straight males are: insecure, vindictive, catty, miserable bitter assholes. since most gay men I know are that way I'd correct that statement to read that ALL men are insecure assholes.

by Anonymous

reply 29

06/24/2010

R21, check out www.eastonmountain.com.

You need to check yourself into this place for at least a week to rid yourself of your silly, preconceived notions about gay life.

by Anonymous

reply 30

06/24/2010

Oh please- grow up. there are good people and bad people nice people mean people etc etc in the world. Gay or straight has little to do with it unless you are prejudiced. That is the bottom line.

There is bigotry and antisemetism all over DL- does that make gay men and lesbians racist antisemites? ...now the OP's silly post.

Grow up and get out in the world and open your eyes. Or hem yourself in with your own prejudices and lurk in your own swamp. Your choice OP.

by Anonymous

reply 31

06/24/2010

could not have said it better, charlie.

by Anonymous

reply 32

06/24/2010

Maybe when the guy is in a movie restroom or wherever it was, he just wants to urinate and doesn't really want you straining your eyes to catch a peek? Is it what is wrong with him, or what is wrong with you? He is in there for the reason he is supposed to be in there, what's your excuse?

by Anonymous

reply 33

06/24/2010

I wish the title of this thread was: "So tired of straight men...sucking my cock!"

by Anonymous

reply 35

06/24/2010

R34, there are just enough on DL to make that almost but not quite true. But you make a very good point.

by Anonymous

reply 36

06/24/2010

[quote]Straight women love their gay male friends but can get uncomfortable around dykes. They're afraid we'll hit on them.

I'm sure that's sometimes true but it has not been my experience as a 40-something lesbian. I think this happens with younger women..ie in their 20s.

But for some reason younger men don't have the same issues -- older guys do.

Just my 2 cents.

by Anonymous

reply 37

06/24/2010

Oh shut up.

by Anonymous

reply 38

06/24/2010

Your basic premise is flawed, R34, so that makes your generalization even more flawed.

DL is a measure of what gay men are like? Since when? How do you know gay men are making these posts? Ever heard of the word trolling? Its an anonymous message board, how do you know who is making these idiotic statements, or why they're making them? Hell, I've posted shit on here just to get a rise out of people cause after a while, you know what buttons to push.

Ever read the reader comments section of any on-line newspaper, or worse, the rants and raves section of Craig's List? You think this place is nasty, racist and misogynistic?

by Anonymous

reply 39

06/24/2010

[quote]You think this place is nasty, racist and misogynistic? 3 for 3!

by Anonymous

reply 40

06/24/2010

[quote]In my experience, gay men are much meaner to each other than straight guys are to gay guys. No doubt that says something about me

Yup.

[quote]I don't have any straight male friends who use the c-word... If DL is any measure of what gay men are like, then I feel I can make the following generalization

So straights get a pass because you know ones who are liberal and pro-gay, but your only experience of gay people is DL, and that makes all GLBT people (or gay men only) vicious and evil.

I should've skipped your entire self-serving, logic-impaired post.

by Anonymous

reply 41

06/24/2010

I've only read OP's post and none of the replies, but I'll say this: I have no problem whatsoever with straight guys, unless they're over the age of, say, 50 or so. Most guys I know under that age are perfectly cool. I'm in my early 30's and the majority of my friends are straight and we get along just find. I never seem to have the experience that OP describes.

by Anonymous

reply 42

06/24/2010

[quote]Straight women can be way more judgmental about "lifestyle choices" than men. In my experience, straight guys don't care what you do. They figure it's none of their business. Whereas women are more likely to want to pass judgment on the way you live your life.

There's some truth to that in my experience, both in cities and (even more so) in living out in the sticks where straight men, regardless of age and education, are unphased by dealings with gay men, whereas straight women are more likely to evidence some small hesitation or surprise or discomfort at learning that I'm gay.

With straight women out in a socially and politically conservative country, there's a keener interest in pegging everyone as married or divorced or dating or engaged, and how many children they have, etc. Coming across a gay man can rattle that whole scheme for them, leaving them scrambling for conversation. Their male counterparts, though, take things more at face value and carry on from there.

But back to OP's points, discomfort at watching a drag show may not be the best indicator of anything. They make me uncomfortable, not out of self-shame but because they are so bad and impossible to ignore -- like a Benny Hill marathon, at full volume, but without the (scant) humor.

I've noticed, too, that men in office social settings are more likely to keep clear of other men who they perceive to be part of a women's "circle." There's no denying homophobia, of course, but that's not always the explanation for everything, least of all not everyone liking you.

by Anonymous

reply 43

06/24/2010

I agree with OP, these guys are idiots. But, also, some gay men are also uncomfortable around effeminate gay men. The ones who give gay men a "bad name" or are "camp". Which is pretty sad and pathetic. I don't associate with gay men who feel this way or speak this way about gay men.

I think people in general, regardless of their sexual orientation, just lack tact and respect of other people.

But, don't let these guys get you down. Don't associate with them.

Their loss.

by Anonymous

reply 44

06/24/2010

R21, R34 is out of touch with reality. Heterosexual males are not what you portray. I think R26 stated one reason heterosexual males avoid friendships with gay men. Because the only time heterosexual males want friendships with women are for them to become sexual they think the same thing happens in reverse with gay men. I can tell you flat out that is 100% false. I've had heterosexual male friends and none of them interested me sexually at all. I also believe heterosexual males want their group of friends to be heterosexual males and have the exact insterests they have. They want conformity, they don't want to deal with people's "issues" or inabilities. They don't want to deal with differences.

by Anonymous

reply 45

06/24/2010

I'm with R5.

Btw, I think it's the ones who are most likely to be repressed bisexuals who are the most overtly insecure.

OP, there are lots of cool straight/bi men out there- look more for the artsy and collegiate types and not the tech/business types.

by Anonymous

reply 46

06/24/2010

There is no doubt that most gay men (and I can, indeed, make a generalization) I have met in life (and I am now 50) have been damaged and had serious self hate issues not matter how much they have/had worked on them. There are, of course, generational differences now but how RARE to ever meet a gay man who genuinely is emotionally mature, has healthy self esteem and is relatively "normal." Gay men (MUCH moreso than straights) have been emotionally stunted, too, and have lived The Velvet Rage (read the book.) They have had little to no idea how to BE in healthy relationships, either friendships OR romantic relationships because they never had a template, role models or support from society at large OTHER than OTHER gays who were dealing with the same stuff. The blind leading the blind. And so many are like mean-spirited, fickle teenage girls with each other. The gay culture is hideous, too, making it all about sex and body image, which is reductive to the spirit and to a healthy emotional life. Gay imagery and the bar scene are soul deadening if that is where one EVER goes for validation.

Straight men are all over the map with homophobia but the ONE thing I know for sure is that we ALL want to be around people who are COMFORTABLE with who they are, who like themselves, who have an easygoing masculinity, even if one is "effeminate" (as long as it's REAL), and who can bring MORE TO THE TABLE than just sexual attraction. If that is all one has to offer or what one LEADS with (and so many gays do that), it is tiresome and offputting. Even annoying.

I don't want to be around a gay guy who makes ME uncomfortable, either, by giving off a creepy predator sexual vibe. Physical attraction should be natural and draw someone in, not put someone on guard. Many self loathing gay men, even unbeknownst to themselves, give off a vibe based upon their insecurities. They FORCE their issues onto straight guys because they are not comfortable in their own skin. They cannot forge genuine friendships because there is always the elephant in the room.

I guess it all comes down to the fact that if you like yourself, REALLY like yourself, then others will too. Water seeks its own level and every cup has a saucer.

by Anonymous

reply 47

06/24/2010

[quote] "effeminate" (as long as it's REAL)

What does this mean? Hahaha! Who cares if it is, or it isn't.

by Anonymous

reply 48

06/24/2010

[quote] They want conformity, they don't want to deal with people's "issues" or inabilities. They don't want to deal with differences. I agree, but really aren't most people like that? I'd say only about a third of people, if that, are remotely open to anything vastly different than their comfort zone or their preferred cultural identity. This includes liberals, monorities, gays, and hipsters. Open-minded people aren't easy to find. In fact it's easier to find guys open-minded about sex (which is at least gratifying/pleasurable) than about really getting to know people who live very different lives.

by Anonymous

reply 49

06/24/2010

And what about all of you who have straight men friends who you ARE attracted to? How do you deal with that? In my case, I have many straight guy friends who I am physically attracted to. THAT is probably the most common situation. I NEVER let on because it would be uncomfortable for BOTH of us and I always wonder if on some level they know. It never comes up, though. Some of these men I have been friends with for 25 years or more. I think unspoken sexual attraction of gay men for their straight friends (sometimes reciprocated even if only as being flattered or with some curiosity) is the most common situation of all. Bully for you all who said "I have NO attraction to my straight guy friends" but I don't think that is the norm. That is, unless you seek out straight men friends who are trolls. You are GAY for chrissake.

by Anonymous

reply 51

06/24/2010

Who cares if a gay man is over the top. Good for him. Let him be as over the top as he wants. You should befriend him too because he probably gets a lot of shit for being himself. It's the effeminate gay men who fight for gay rights the most and will be probably be the ones who get gay people equality.

by Anonymous

reply 52

06/24/2010

R47, not to straight male bash, but is it really any accomplishment that straight guys are comfortable with themselves? Our entire culture is based around validating them and their experiences. And even with an entire culture built on prioritizing them and their needs, many of them still never seem to tire of marginalizing the rest of us. Talk all you want about how stunted and damaged we are, we're not the ones orchestrating mass rapes, or shooting up women's colleges, or staging dog fights. Every group has it's dysfunctional members, but it's really only straight men who seem to feel the need to take their dysfunctions out on society at large.

by Anonymous

reply 53

06/24/2010

Every orientation and gender has its nice and its mean individuals, but I must say that I'm always incredibly amused by how some people on the DL feel the need to defend straight men so strongly. There must be some kind of psychological issue there, for a gay man to be so willing to pontificate on high about all these virtues that every straight man inherently has.

by Anonymous

reply 54

06/24/2010

[quote]some gay men are over the top with their behavior and it appears as a type of performance art.

Give me a break. That is weird thinking. Stop thinking.

by Anonymous

reply 55

06/24/2010

r53, I agree. So why don't we just find a way to love OURSELVES as much as the straight men with all their attendant hubris?

by Anonymous

reply 56

06/24/2010

[quote]And if they were not misogynists, they would call out anybody who expresses misogynistic sentiments. Maybe we can know a troll when we see it and don't engage. Not arguing with trolls is not a sign of agreeing with them.

by Anonymous

reply 57

06/24/2010

[quote]There must be some kind of psychological issue there... Yeah, it's called I hate myself syndrome, but I still want to suck the straight man's cock because I am THAT hot I turn straight men gay.

by Anonymous

reply 58

06/24/2010

A lot of gay guys aren't into drag shows. Straight men might be uncomfortable if the drag queen is really sexy.

by Anonymous

reply 59

06/24/2010

R53 is so, so right. Heterosexual males take their dyfunctions out on society.

by Anonymous

reply 60

06/24/2010

Cole, I'm perplexed that you can agree with me that our culture is designed to prioritize men, reflect their experiences and protect their interests, and yet you seem to willfully ignore the equally obvious fact that our culture is also designed to prioritize white people, reflect their experiences, and protect their interests. Whatever.

by Anonymous

reply 61

06/24/2010

"In my experience, gay men are much meaner to each other than straight guys are to gay guys"

Completely disagree. Who do you think is bullying gay boys on the playground or calling people "fags" or bashing guys who hold hands in public? Okay, some of them might be deeply repressed gay men but most are just asshole, bigot straight guys.

My experience has been that very few straight men have close friendships with gay men. Some who are liberal and gay-friendly might have casual friends who are gay, but that's about it. Most of the gay men I've known have far more straight female and gay male friends than straight guy friends. The few gay men I've known with mostly straight male friends were guys who were very masculine and could easily pass as straight. All these guys tended to be part of macho, all-male or mostly male institutions like sports and the military.

by Anonymous

reply 64

06/24/2010

I would get them in the bathroom. In fact, I've broken up more marriages than Elizabeth Taylor. I'm the one people warned them about and yet I've never had any complaints after the fact. Their insecurities are not really about sex at all, but from all the baggage old-style masculinity puts on people. The don't share, stiff upper lip b.s. that they are told to live up to.

by Anonymous

reply 66

06/24/2010

Exactly, r62. I was going to write something similar but you said it better than I could.

by Anonymous

reply 67

06/24/2010

OP.

by Anonymous

reply 68

06/24/2010

the gay guys on this board hate and despise women with a virulent passion that is violent and shocking.

Thanks hon, that made me laugh.

by Anonymous

reply 69

06/24/2010

R65, why can't you face the truth? You are a very naive gay man without a lot of life experiences, much less real life experiences with other gay men, other than some seemingly superficial encounters at gyms, bars and the "real" world of DL.

And there seems to be more than just a touch of self-hatred in all of your posts.

by Anonymous

reply 70

06/24/2010

Most gay and bisexual men are creeped out or repulsed by drag too, so what's your point?

by Anonymous

reply 71

06/24/2010

r 71, I'm 51 years old, I've lived in Manhattan for 30 years, I've never really been a bar-going guy, but I have spent plenty of time with gay men, with lots of gay men, and not for sex, but in the context of various political causes: I know all I need to know about gay men. And I've had sex with plenty of guys. All I mean to say, is: Reading posts on DL is likely to give somebody the impression that all the cliches other people tell about gay men are true: That gay men hate women, that they are obsessively fixated on straight guys, that they hate themselves, that they have very little going on in their heads except to wonder how to find their next abusive straight-guy firefighter with a ten-inch dick that he'll push up your "mussy" while he calls you a silly faggot and you scream with pleasure. Those are the kind of gay guys who post on DL, unless it's really a bunch of shrewd 15-year-old girls posing as icky gay men.

by Anonymous

reply 73

06/24/2010

I concur a 100%, R73. You forgot about "All lesbians are fat, butch and ugly".

by Anonymous

reply 75

06/24/2010

r74 is a bulldyke!

by Anonymous

reply 76

06/24/2010

Well, R72 is part right and the proof is this messageboard. Masculine=straight, Queeny=gay and that stupid fantasy involving straight men.

by Anonymous

reply 78

06/24/2010

I'm sad...

by Anonymous

reply 79

06/24/2010

r77 why cuz I believe the feminine is beautiful and gentle, not trying to impersonate men!

by Anonymous

reply 80

06/24/2010

[quote]but how RARE to ever meet a gay man who genuinely is emotionally mature, has healthy self esteem and is relatively "normal." Gay men (MUCH moreso than straights) have been emotionally stunted, too, Hate to say it, but I wholeheartedly agree.

by Anonymous

reply 81

06/24/2010

A certain subset of gay men aren't exactly cool either. I have seen certain types of gay men step to straight men with a chip on their shoulder or act hostile toward them, even if the straight dude is being cool. Moreover, I have seen some gay men get an attitude if a gay or bisexual dude hangs with a lot of straight guys and has "bro" relationships with a lot of non-gay guys. Sometimes they wrongfully accuse gay guys who have mostly non-gay male friends of sleeping with their non-gay male friends or being Uncle Toms. Talk about small minds.

by Anonymous

reply 82

06/24/2010

"...has 'bro' relationships with a lot of non-gay guys"

This? Is part of the problem.

by Anonymous

reply 83

06/24/2010

r83, your outdated, narrow mind is the problem, dude.

by Anonymous

reply 85

06/25/2010

A few, but I would guess merely highly vocal, people on here worship straight men as sex objects. More probably appreciate straight men because we are venting over the perceived lack of interesting gay men around who treat us right - akin to the appreciation of many straight women for gay men. The grass is always greener syndrome. Still others of us find straight sex erotic from a voyeuristic perspective although some of us have an aversion to the subject. And some no doubt find the idea of sex with ordinarily straight men an erotic fantasy. But the fetishistic straight dick worship is, I would guess, is distorted in our minds as a fixation afflicting gay men. It is not of the mammoth proportions sometimes attributed here.

by Anonymous

reply 88

06/25/2010

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by Anonymous

reply 89

06/27/2010

I think the fetish for a straight man is a fetish for someone who can think only of his own dick. For some reason, that can be hot.

by Anonymous

reply 90

06/27/2010

R90, how is that a straight male characteristic? I think it's simply male(straight or gay).

by Anonymous

reply 91

06/27/2010

OP, think of how women are treated by straight men. So straight men who are insecure around gays are expecting this same type of treatment and it makes them uncomfortable because they know they like to manipulate and humiliate women. You should just have fun with it. Lick your lips, squeeze their asses etc.

by Anonymous

reply 92

06/27/2010

I dunno R91. A lot of gay men think about their partners dick too. At least that's been my experience. I'm generalizing at r90, but I think you know what I'm talking about (the difference between straight guys and gay).

by Anonymous

reply 93

06/27/2010

SOrry I don't. I've been drinking(seriously).

by Anonymous

reply 94

06/27/2010

f

by Anonymous

reply 95

06/27/2010

I think straight guys are afraid you're going to get loud and catty, and they won't be able to defend themselves without looking silly.

by Anonymous

reply 96

06/27/2010

more

by Anonymous

reply 97

06/28/2010

DL use of the c-word, and the word "frau," must be stopped - not just because they are offensive, but because they are making it possible for people to harm queer teens.

Stop the violence.

by Anonymous

reply 98

12/14/2010

[quote]I think straight guys are afraid you're going to get loud and catty, and they won't be able to defend themselves without looking silly.

Revenge of the weak

by Anonymous

reply 99

12/14/2010

As a student of psychology I've seen that like most other sheep, many are scared ittle boys afraid that one of their friends will see they have a friend who is different and call them a 'fag'. The pressure is intense from a young age as you're either part if the in-group or the subject of teasing and bullying. This is about as formulaic as the Easter Bunny .

Sorry to hear that your tool acquaintance unfriended you. Bummer to be disappointed by other people.

by Anonymous

reply 100

07/11/2012

Very interesting thread

by Anonymous

reply 101

07/14/2012

Tired of the dark ones, starved for the blond ones...

by Anonymous

reply 102

07/14/2012

If you expect straight men not to be bigoted, well, that's a stretch. I've known lesbians for thirty years, and there is not a single one who does not hold false stereotypes of men and gay men specifically, even though they are wonderful, progressive and friendly lesbians who don't hate men. There is not one, who, if I were accused of sexual misconduct, would stick up for me without first asking if I did and evaluating my answer as if I might have. Given that even our best and closest allies are prone to negative stereotyped judgements of us, it is perhaps asking too much of "fraus" and straight men that they be entirely free of prejudice. The "Fraus," I might add, will SEEM to be accepting, but it is an act. At bottom they will jealously keep you away from their partners and try to undercut where they can. They are above you in the social hierarchy but they see that position as essentially insecure and never forget that you might be able to bring male entitlement to bear on them somehow. Straight men are usually simple narcissists who love to be admired. Gays are attractive to them as people who can perform that function without baggage or expectations, but if you do ANYTHING better than they do, watch out. They will not forego a leadership role to you short of blood being spilled. If you can enjoy them on that basis, fine, and it is worthwhile bringing home to them the gay perspective. But any alpha male or competitive type behavior will instantly trigger rape fantasies in their minds that can get you hurt and betrayed in a New York minute. And they are much better at the two-faced thing than you are, having practiced it on women all their lives.

by Anonymous

reply 104

07/14/2012

"And they are much better at the two-faced thing than you are, having practiced it on women all their lives."

Exactly, there is nothing more two-faced and lying in the world than a (straight) man. Clinton "I did not have sex" ...., Penn State "we did not know" ..., Anthony Wiener "I do not know if that is a picture of my OWN penis" ... Larry "Wide Stance" Craig, ... I'd be running out of space here.

by Anonymous

reply 105

07/14/2012

Now closeted gay men pretending to be straight, or bisexuals, these are the most difficult and complicated category of people we have to deal with, because you have such a variety within this group. Some will admire you and sacrifice for you, sticking up for gays under "cover" of their homosexuality, as long as not too much is expected. Some will treat you as trash, under they excuse that they treat women this way even though you lived with them and none of the women were more than a one-night stand. Some will see picking on you as their only hope of improved social status. Many will pretend to be your best and closest friend to your face while scheming against you behind your back with a rather shocking intensity and single-mindedness. And if they fail, they will lie about which side they were on afterwards. Some will use you to make their wife jealous or pregnant. Some will blame you for their gay feelings, particularly if they molested a brother or young friend and feel guilty about it. Unfortunately, there is no limit to the crazy you can find in this category. There is one guy who follows me around trying to insult and mock me for more than twenty years now even though I have not seen him in all that time and never did anything but help him. That is how creepy these people can get.

by Anonymous

reply 106

07/14/2012

I agree with R6 but I also agree with the OP I know straight guys who assume that because they're men that I'm somehow attracted to them or that I'll make a pass on them.

Sorry I'm not that desperate and they're not my type at all.

by Anonymous

reply 108

07/14/2012

Giving this thread a little more life!

by Anonymous

reply 109

07/16/2012

Wow, what a bunch of hypocritical bigots.

by Anonymous

reply 110

07/16/2012

I'm a young gay (20s) man in LA who feels blessed to be gay. Most other gay guys my age feel the same; there is no lack of other handsome gay guys to date, and even young straight guys semienvy our carefree lifestyle. Unlike them, we are not weighed down by the pressure to marry, have kids, pay a mortgage, etc.

So who cares what straight guys think? Their lives are boring and their relationships (with women) are fraught with problems and miscommunication.

I would never in a million years wish to be straight. I truly believe, like Margaret Cho says, that gay men are the end of the karma chain.

by Anonymous

reply 111

07/16/2012

OP, are you talking about just white men? Is there any differences in the reactions from asian or black men?

When I was young and 3752.9987% STRAY-Y-Y-Y-Y8 (that is SO gay!), I got hit on so rarely that I freaked when ANYONE did it. If a girl did it, I'd be shopping for a ring. But I wasn't into gay sex that much then. Buy I did start to fantasize...};)

by Anonymous

reply 116

07/17/2012

Just flagged an Anonymous reply that I didn't mean to. How do I unflag?

by Anonymous

reply 117

07/17/2012

[post by racist shit-stain removed.]

by Anonymous

reply 118

07/17/2012

Terrific thread.

by Anonymous

reply 119

07/19/2012

This is like the Great Bump of 2012. This is at least the 10th thread from mid-2010 that's been bumped this week.

What gives?

by Anonymous

reply 120

07/19/2012

Straight men are the most insecure people on the planet. I laugh at how worked up they get about gay men.

by Anonymous

reply 121

08/26/2013

[quote]I don't think so, cupcake

Are you sure you're not a tiny bit eeeffeminate, sugar plum?

by Anonymous

reply 122

08/26/2013

Most straight men are pathetic pussy hounds and love to sit around verbally bashing gays. I was closeted for years and would sit around with this type at work not speaking out for gays or revealing my identity. It was soul destroying for me.

And sure enough, once I came out the same guys went to great lengths to avoid me. The irony is that I think some of these guys liked me fine but they didn't want to be seen with me fearing others might think they were gay.

It just goes round and round fellas.

by Anonymous

reply 123

08/26/2013

This is why straight women love gay men ...straight guys are insecure assholes . that's it in a nutshell for all of you who have asked that question.

by Anonymous

reply 124

08/26/2013

I despise 95% of straight men.

by Anonymous

reply 125

05/10/2014

I'd rather befriend a mangy hyena than a straight guy.

by Anonymous

reply 126

05/10/2014

I used to have an (indirect) straight male married-with-kids colleague, who would get annoyed and nervous if I tried to make small talk, but if I politely avoided him he would get all upset and he'd complain about how I never paid any attention to him. Extremely tiresome person.

by Anonymous

reply 129

05/10/2014

[quote]This is why straight women love gay men ...straight guys are insecure assholes . that's it in a nutshell for all of you who have asked that question.

I've always heard that it was because there's no threat of relationships/sex. In other words, they feel "safe" with them.

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